Holder for safety-razor blades.



M. BECKER.

HOLDER FOR SAFETY RAZOR BLADES.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 22. 19I5.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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HOLDER FOR SAFETY-RAZOR BLADES.

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Application filed March 22, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MATHEW BEOKER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Safety- Razor Blades, of which the following is a specification.

The device which is the subject matter of the present application for patent is designed for holding safety-razor blades while being sharpened on a hone or strop.

It is the object of the invention to pro vide a simple and cheap device of the kind stated which can be easily applied to or removed from the blade, and which will securely hold the latter.

The device is illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation thereof and Fig. 2 is an edge view.

Referring specifically to the drawing the device is formed of a single piece of wire which is bent at one end into a loop 5 to form a handle. One end of the wire extends outward from the loop to form a shank 6 having a sharp return bend 7. The other end 8 of the wire terminates in an inward lateral bend 9 having a top beveled notch 10 for a purpose to be presently described. The projecting end 6 of the wire extends beyond the bent extremity 9 of the end 8, and the return bend 7 extends back as far as the bend 9, its extremity having a notch 11 to straddle the latter.

The parts 6 and 7 of the wire are fiat and the blade 12 is placed therebetween so that its cutting edge lies exposed on opposite sides thereof, if the blade is double-edged. If the blade is single-edged it will be placed so that its cutting edge lies on one side of the parts 6 and 7. The blade is placed up against the bend connecting the parts 6 and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

Serial No. 16,121.

7, said bend preventing the blade from slipping outward. The blade is securely clamped by pressing the part 7 inward toward the opposite part 6 until the notched free end of the former engages the notch 10. The part 7 is resilient, and upon releasing it from the locking notch 10 it swings outward from the part 6, as shown dotted in Fig. 2, whereupon the blade is released. The release is effected by forcing the part 8 outward as shown dotted in Fig. 2. The parts 6 and 7, adjacent to the bend connecting the same, lie closely together, and upon forcing the part 7 inward toward the part 6 as described, the blade is firmly clamped therebetween.

The device is very simple, and it can therefore be easily and cheaply produced.

I claim 1. A holder comprising a single piece of wire bent at one end into a loop forming a handle, one end of the wire extending outward from the loop to form a shank, and having a return bend back to the other end of the wire, said return bend forming a clamping member which is "resilient and opposite the shank, and means for locking said member in clamping position.

2. A holder comprising a single piece of wire bent at one end into a.loop forming a handle, one end of the wire extending outward from the loop to form a shank, and having a return bend back to the other end of the wire, said return bend being resilient and opposite the shank, the second-mentioned end of the wire having a lateral bend provided with a locking notch, and the inner free end of the return bend being engageable with the notch, whereby said bend is locked in clamping position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MATHEWV BECKER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

